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ATTACHMENT FOR DIESTOCKS.

Application filed March 22, 1919. Serial No. 284,475.

To all 107mm t may concern Be it known that I, .BnUNo E. EICHEN- Donrr, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county or" San Francisco and State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Attachments for Diestocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in die stocks and the like wherein a member slidably mounted within a slotted disk seat,- ed within the stock operates to rigidlyengage other tools than the die.

The present invention has for its lprimary object the provision of an attachment whereby one stock may be adapted to hold either a die or the shank of a tap drill, reamer or other tools so that only one stock need be carried in the tool kit of a mechanic, thereby lessening the weight of said tool kit as well as eliminating the expense incident to the provision of a second stock.

A further object of the. present invention is to provide an improved attachment for a die stock arranged to be operated by the `se- 'curing screw thereof to rigidly engage the sha-nk of a tap drill or the like.

I accomplish these several objects by means of the improved device disclosed in the drawings forming a part of the present specification wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout the said specification and drawings, and in which:

Figure l is a plan view of a die stock disclosing my improvement attached thereto;

F ig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l in the direction indicated;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of my improved attachment removed from the die stock;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of Fig.. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken 5--5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings the numeral l is used todesignate a die stock of the usual type having the usual annular or circular seat 2 therein for the reception of the die notl shown. A securing screw 3 is screw-threaded into the stock radially to the seat 2.

A disk 4 is provided with a centrally disposed slot 6 having grooves 7 in the side walls thereof and converging V-shaped inner end as shown at 8.

A slide 9 is provided with ridges l0 on the sides thereof to slidably engage the on line Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented grooves 7 in the walls of the slot 6, said slide 9 being' also provided with a V -shaped recess Il on its inner end, said if-shaped recess ll being arranged to form, with the ,lf-shaped ends 8 of the slot 6, a substantially rectangular aperture for the reception of the shank of a tap drill, reamer or other similar tool not shown.

One of the ridges l0 is provided with a recess 12 into which projects the end of a pin 14 to limit the outward movement of the slide 9 and thereby prevent the same from emerging entirely from the slot 6.

In operation the die, not shown, is first removed from the annular'seat 2 and the disk 4 with its sliding member 9 isplaced or mounted within said seat 2. The shank of a tap drill or other tool, not shown, is then placed within the substantially square aperture formed bythe junction of the ri-shaped ends 8 and ll of the disk 4 and slide 9 respectively and the securing screw 3, which is a usual part of the die stock l, is then actuated to engage the outer end of the slide 9 and move the ll-shaped recess l on the inl ner end thereof into engagement with the shank of a tap drill or other tool, not shown, and move said shank into and against the V-shaped end S of the slot 6 until said shank is rigidly engaged.

rIhe impingement 0f the securing screw 3 upon the slide 9 is sufficient to prevent the rotationof the disk 4 within its annular seat 2 and a hole may be tapped, reamed or countersunk, according to the nature of the tool, by rotating said tool by means of the stock l in the usual manner.

It is obvious from the foregoing that I have provided a new and improved attachment for die stocks adapted to engage and operate a tap drill or the like thereby eliminating the necessity for a special stock for said drills.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. rIlhe combination with a die stock of a slotted disk; a slide mounted within the disk and arranged to form a squared aperture with the slot in the disk; and means for moving the slide to engage the shank of a tool.

2. The `combination with a die stock of a slotted disk.; a slide mounted within the disk and arranged to form a squared aperture with 'the slot in the disk; means for Sept. 7, 1920.

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moving the slide to engage the shank of a tool; and means for limiting the movement of the slide within the disk.

3. The combination with a die stock having a central circular seat therein oi"- a disk arranged to seat within said seat and provided with a slot having a V-shaped inner end; and a slide mounted within the slot and provided with a V-shaped recess arranged to form a substantially square opening with the V-shaped end of theslot.

4. The combination with a die stock having a oentral circular seat therein of a disk arranged to seat within said seat and previded with a slot having a V-shaped inner end; a slide mounted within the slot and provided with a V -shaped recess rranged to form a substantially square opening with the V-shaped end of the `slot and means for limiting the movement of the slide within the disk.

5. The combination with a die stock having a die seat and die securing screw mounted therein of a slotted disk mounted within said seat; a slide movably mounted withinv the slot and arranged to engage a tap between the inner end of said slide and the inner end of the slot, said slide being engageable by the die securing screw in the die stock to move said slide onto a tool in the inner end of the slot whereby said tool may be rigidly secured.

` 6. The combination with a die stock having a die seat and die securing screw mounted therein of a slotted disk mounted within said seat; a slide movably mounted within the slot and arranged to engage a tap between the inner end or" said slide and the inner end of the slot, said slide being engageable by the die securing screw in the die stock to move said slide onto a tool in the inner end of the slot whereby said tool may be rigidly secured; and means for limiting the movement of the slide within the slot to retain said slide within said slot.

7. The combination with a die stook having a die seat and die securing screw mounted therein of a slotted disk mounted within said seat; a slide movably mounted within the slot and arranged to engage a tap between the inner end or said slide and the inner end of the slot, said slide being engageable by the die securing screw in the die stock to move said slide onto a tool in the inner end of theslot whereby said tool may be rigidly secured; and a pin mounted within the disk to limit the movement of the slide in the slot.

8. The combination with a. die steelt having a die seat therein and a die senr-.ring screw oit' a slotted disk mounted within the seat and havingv the inner end of the said slot V-shaped; a slide movably mounted within the slot and having a V -shaped inner end arranged to forni a substantially squareaperture with the V-shaped inner end o the slot and likewise provided with a recess in one side thereof, said slide being engageable by the die securing screw to move the vshaped inner end of said slide onto the shank of `a tool held in the inner end oi the slet whereby said tool maybe rigidly engaged; and a pin mounted within the disk and engaging the recess in theV side of the slide to limit the movement ot said slide outwardly from the slot.

In witness whereof I hereunto signature. V

BRUNO E. EICHED @RFE set my 

